Bono also recently responded to the Manchester terror attacks. Speaking about those responsible, the singer said: “They hate music. They hate women. They even hate little girls. They hate everything that we love.” He added: “The worst of humanity was on view in Manchester last night, but so was the best, as people took perfect strangers into their houses and queued up for blood banks. Manchester has an undefeatable spirit, I can assure you.”

U2 also recently paid tribute to Chris Cornell, dedicating ‘Running To Stand Still’ to the late Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman during a live show.

The band will play a series of dates, with support coming from Noel Gallagher, including two at London’s Twickenham Stadium next month along with further dates in Berlin, Rome, Barcelona, Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels in July and August.